Hispanic & Latino News :: Short & Sweet and Incomplete :: Just the best 25 items :: September 3rd, 2010
Tagged: summaryOnly posted 48 times today but there were some big stories that I wanted to pass on so here is an short version to start the labor day weekend – Tomás
Posted on: September 3rd, 2010NOTE: B = Business, C = Cultural, I = Immigration, E = Education, H = Health
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B I How illegal immigrants are helping Social Security – Stephen C. Goss, the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration and someone who enjoys bipartisan support for his straightforwardness, said that by 2007, the Social Security trust fund had received a net benefit of somewhere between $120 billion and $240 billion from unauthorized immigrants. :: from www.washingtonpost.com
I ‘Birth tourism’ a tiny portion of immigrant babies: the trend is not as dramatic as some immigration opponents have claimed :: from hosted2.ap.org
B Nielsen: Hispanic TV Homes Jump To 40% Of U.S. Households This Season :: from www.multichannel.com
C Cafe Review: “Machete” is a film Tea Partiers, what’s left of the Minutemen and supporters of Arizona’s SB-1070 law will love to hate. Latinos everywhere will eat it up (in fact, I can’t think of a better audience to watch the film with). It is, first and foremost, an exploitation film of the best kind: outrageously over-the-top. But “Machete” is also the best piece of agit-prop pop culture I have seen in a long long time. :: from www.cafemagazine.com
I Mexico Massacre Survivor Urges Ecuadorians to Stay Home :: from www.laht.com
Mexican Reporter Emilio Gutiérrez Seeks Asylum After Doing His Job :: a really interesting read – His plight, his attorney says, underscores a problem with U.S. reluctance to grant asylum to Mexicans for fear of alienating the Mexican government. :: from www.texastribune.org
I Video: Jan Brewer’s Opening Statement for the Gubernatorial Debate…OMG, It’s a Train Wreck! + bonus parody video :: the Arizona’s Governor who signed SB1070 into law - you really should see these videos
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I All Mirth and No Matter: Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Showcases Empty Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in Gubernatorial Debate :: from immigrationimpact.com
C Isabel Allende Wins Chile’s National Literature Prize :: from www.laht.com
El Diario Endorses Latino Insurgents in NY Primary :: from news.feetintwoworlds.org
I As More Candidates Campaign Against Illegal Immigration, Problem Seems to Wane :: from www.newsweek.com
B Mexican politician Fernando Azcarraga Lopez, a cousin of the majority owner of Televisa television, was abducted Thursday :: from www.laht.com
El Salvador has made it illegal to belong to a street gang in the wake of an attack on a passenger bus that killed 17 people :: from www.miamiherald.com
I Far from Mexican border, New Hampshire GOP Senate candidates debate Arizona immigration law :: from www.chicagotribune.com
The Obama administration said Friday that Mexico has met enough human rights requirements for the U.S. to release $36 million in previously withheld funds that were part of the $1.4 billion Merida Initiative. :: from www.chicagotribune.com
I “Littering” Conviction of Border Volunteer Overturned by Appeals Court
C An image of border harmony – Old family photo memorializes a time of vibrant connection – Hector Tobar :: from www.latimes.com
I Have there been beheadings in Arizona desert? Questioning Arizona Governor Jan Brewer after the debate :: from www.abc15.com
C I Parody Video: Jan Brewer’s Opening Statement for the Gubernatorial Debate – Arizona :: “funny”
C TOP Ten ways Latinos Celebrate Labor Day – by Al Carlos
I A poll released Wednesday found that an overwhelming majority of Arizona voters support the types of provisions that are at the heart of a national debate involving the state’s immigration law. – SB1070 related :: from www.google.com
B Braceros seek awareness of their WWII contributions, restitution :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
Police: Human smugglers kidnap 16 migrants in Mexico :: from www.cnn.com
B Why Marketers Should Care About Reaching Latina Bloggers :: from www.mpdailyfix.com
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